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PhD student, bioengineer with experience in the application of phages and their proteins to combat antibiotic resistance. Well versed in phage biology, genetic engineering, protein production & purification, actively expanding my bioinformatic toolkit. I am an adaptative and flexible person with leadership vocation and strong communication skills. I enjoy and thrive in fast-paced and international environments. I see challenges as growth opportunities and I am valued by colleagues for my positive and can-do attitude.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
David Sáez Moreno

Citation names

  • Saez Moreno, David

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
701F-A325-8FFC
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3567-6919

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
Portuguese Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/10 - 2025/05
Ongoing
 Specialization in Bioinformatic Analysis (Master Universitario)
Major in Bioinformatics
Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain
2021 - 2025
Ongoing
 PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering (Doctor)
Major in Biological Engineering
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2017 - 2019
Concluded
 MSc on Food Biotechnology (Master)
Major in Food Biotechnology
Universidad de Burgos, Spain
2013/06/01 - 2017/09/01
Concluded
 BSc on Food Science & Technology (Bachelor)
Major in Food Science
Universidad de Burgos, Spain
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/08 - 2021/07 Researcher (Research) PhagoMed Biopharma GmbH, Austria
PhagoMed Biopharma GmbH, Austria
2017/09 - 2018/03 Research Trainee (Research) Gambafresh (Gambastar), Spain
Gambafresh (Gambastar), Spain

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021 - Current PhD student Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/06 Visiting PhD student Kobe Daigaku Sentan Bio Kogaku Kenkyu Center, Japan
Kobe Daigaku Sentan Bio Kogaku Kenkyu Center, Japan
2019/02 - 2019/07 Exchange (internship) for MSc thesis Universiteit Gent Centre for Synthetic Biology, Belgium
Universiteit Gent Centre for Synthetic Biology, Belgium
2018/09 - 2018/11 Internship Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy we Wroclawiu, Poland
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy we Wroclawiu, Poland
2018/05 - 2018/08 Internship Kauno technologijos universitetas, Lithuania
Kauno technologijos universitetas, Lithuania
2016/09 - 2017/06 Exchange student (internship) for BSc thesis Helsingin yliopisto, Finland
Helsingin yliopisto, Finland
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. David Sáez Moreno; Joana Cunha; Luís Daniel Rodrigues de Melo; Kenya Tanaka; Takahiro Bamba; Tomosiha Hasunuma; Joana Azeredo; Lucília Domingues. "CRISPR-Cas9 engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae for endolysin delivery to combat Listeria monocytogenes". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-025-13464-8.
    10.1007/s00253-025-13464-8
  2. Paulina Sliwka; David Sáez Moreno; Pawel Korzeniowski; Agata Milcarz; Maciej Kuczkowski; Rafal Kolenda; Sylwia Koziol; et al. "Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli-targeting phages for biofilm biocontrol in the poultry industry". Veterinary Microbiology (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2024.110363.
    10.1016/j.vetmic.2024.110363
  3. David Sáez Moreno; Maciej Kuczkowski; Pawel Korzeniowski; Krzysztof Grzymajlo; Anna Wozniak-Biel; Paulina Sliwka; Anita Rywinska; Marta Kuzminska-Bajor. "Application of UPWr_E124 phage cocktail for effective reduction of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli in mice and broiler chickens". Veterinary Microbiology (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2025.110398.
    10.1016/j.vetmic.2025.110398
  4. Michele Mutti; David Sáez Moreno; Marcela Restrepo-Córdoba; Zehra Visram; Grégory Resch; Lorenzo Corsini. "Phage activity against Staphylococcus aureus is impaired in plasma and synovial fluid". Scientific Reports 13 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45405-8.
    10.1038/s41598-023-45405-8
  5. Marta Kuzminska-Bajor; Paulina Sliwka; Pawel Korzeniowski; Maciej Kuczkowski; David Sáez Moreno; Anna Wozniak-Biel; Emilia Sliwinska; Krzysztof Grzymajlo. "Effective reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis in broiler chickens using the UPWr_S134 phage cocktail". Frontiers in Microbiology 14 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1136261.
    10.3389/fmicb.2023.1136261
  6. David Sáez Moreno; Udi Qimron; Joana Azeredo; Lucília Domingues. "Towards T7 RNA polymerase (T7RNAP)-based expression system in yeast: challenges and opportunities". Bioengineered (2022): https://doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2023.2180579.
    10.1080/21655979.2023.2180579
  7. Maria Loose; David Sáez Moreno; Michele Mutti; Eva Hitzenhammer; Zehra Visram; David Dippel; Susanne Schertler; et al. "Natural Bred e2-Phages Have an Improved Host Range and Virulence against Uropathogenic Escherichia coli over Their Ancestor Phages". Antibiotics 10 11 (2021): 1337-1337. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10111337.
    10.3390/antibiotics10111337
  8. David Sáez Moreno; Zehra Visram; Michele Mutti; Marcela Restrepo-Córdoba; Susana Hartmann; Ana Isabel Kremers; Lenka Tišáková; et al. "e2-Phages Are Naturally Bred and Have a Vastly Improved Host Range in Staphylococcus aureus over Wild Type Phages". Pharmaceuticals 14 4 (2021): 325-325. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph14040325.
    10.3390/ph14040325
  9. Riesute, Reda; Salomskiene, Joana; Saez Moreno, David; Gustiene, Sonata. "Effect of yeasts on food quality and safety and possibilities of their inhibition". Trends in Food Science & Technology 108 (2021): 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2020.11.022.
    10.1016/j.tifs.2020.11.022
  10. Ubiparip, Zorica; Saez Moreno, David; Beerens, Koen; Desmet, Tom. "Engineering of cellobiose phosphorylase for the defined synthesis of cellotriose". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 104 19 (2020): 8327-8337. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-020-10820-8.
    10.1007/s00253-020-10820-8
  11. Coda, Rossana; Xu, Yan; Saez Moreno, David; Mojzita, Dominik; Nionelli, Luana; Rizzello, Carlo G.; Katina, Kati. "Performance of Leuconostoc citreum FDR241 during wheat flour sourdough type I propagation and transcriptional analysis of exopolysaccharides biosynthesis genes". Food Microbiology 76 (2018): 164-172. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2018.05.003.
    10.1016/j.fm.2018.05.003

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Corsini Lorenzo; Visram Zehra Claire; Mutti Michele; Restrepo Marcela; Saez Moreno David; Lavado De Oliveira Gardete Hartmann Susana Maria; Belcredi Alexander. 2022. "BACTERIOPHAGE COCKTAILS AND USES THEREOF".
  2. Corsini Lorenzo; Visram Zehra Claire; Mutti Michele; Restrepo Marcela; Saez Moreno David; Lavado De Oliveira Gardete Hartmann Susana Maria; Belcredi Alexander. 2022. "NEW MOSAIC BACTERIOPHAGES AND USES THEREOF".

Other

Other output
  1. Co-hosting podcast: PhageCast. PhageCast is a Science Communication Podcast featuring Phage Science and the experience from the people in the field.. 2023. Saez Moreno, David; Maria Beatriz Afonso Sequeira Lopes; Lima, Alexandre. https://open.spotify.com/show/7fOF5O2StmOkTqyJtVLnqC.
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/07/09 - 2024/07/11 28th International ICFMH Conference FOOD MICRO 2024. (2024 - 2024)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidad de Burgos, Spain
2023/02 - 2023/09 IV Chemical & Biological Engineering Doctoral Symposium. Innovation in Chemical and Biological Engineering: Advancing Science and Industry. (2023/09/21 - 2023/09/22)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/02 - 2022/09 III Chemical & Biological Engineering Doctoral Symposium - Biotechnology to Shape the Future (2022/09/21 - 2022/09/22)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Viruses of Microbes 2022: International meeting focusing on the most recent advances in ecology and evolution of microbial viruses. (2022/07/18 - 2022/07/22)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/12/07 - 2023/12/09 Poster communication, Evaluation of yeast surface display of the endolysin Ply511 against Listeria monocytogenes. (Sáez Moreno, Cunha, J., Melo, L., Azeredo, J., Domingues, L.)
Conference
 Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023
2023/06/25 - 2023/06/28 Poster communication, Endolysin display activity of recombinant yeast against Listeria monocytogenes peptidoglycan. (Sáez Moreno, Melo, L., Azeredo, J., Domingues, L.)
Conference
 XXIX Congress of the Spanish Society of Microbiology

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/09 - 2024/07 (Lab mentoring) Engineering of probiotic yeast for human applications. João Paulo Carvalho
Distinctions

Award

2023 Grant for conference attendance (XXIX Congreso Sociedad Española de Microbiología)
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, Netherlands

Other distinction

2023 Selected for IMFAHE talent platform
2021 PhD studies Grant (FCT)